Life Ahead - On Learning and the Search for Meaning (Paperback)

J. Krishnamurti

"Life Ahead" presents lessons that move far beyond the traditional
forms of education taught in most schools and colleges. Drawn from
transcripts of talks given to Indian students, the book covers a
wide range of universal topics. In short, accessible chapters,
Krishnamurti explores the danger of competition, the value of
solitude, the need to understand both the conscious and the
unconscious mind, and the critical difference between concentration
and attention, and between knowledge and learning. Krishnamurti
exposes the roots of fear and eradicates deeply entrenched habits
of tradition, limitation, and prejudice. The life he holds forth
requires a complete change of thought, even a revolution, one that
begins "not with theory and ideation," he writes, "but with a
radical transformation in the mind itself." He explains how such
transformation occurs only through an education that concentrates
on the total development of the human being, an education carefully
described in this simple yet powerful book.